How Does Shelley Create Sympathy In Frankenstein

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“I myself am entirely made of flaws stitched together with good intentions.” This can relate not only to the monster but to Frankenstein as many of his intentions seemed good even if they did not have the best outcome. In her book, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley wants Victor to be viewed with sympathy as the reader continues to read. Based on his actions, Victor Frankenstein can be viewed as evil or immoral but Shelley expects the reader to have sympathy for why he does the things he does because he created negative consequences, such as William’s death, created the monster immorally, but hoped for it to compensate for his mother’s death, and how he let Justine die instead of speaking up.
Another consequence Frankenstein caused by creating this monster is the immorality of creating him. Frankenstein made this monster out of the remains of dead human
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The quote “nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change,” shows a small insight into what Frankenstein might have been going through at the time, as his mother’s …show more content…
By the time he had gotten back the monster had left and Frankenstein just let it go. A major consequence to this is seen later by the reader when William is killed by the monster, also inadvertently causing Justine’s death. While this is meant to draw sympathy to Frankenstein, it also shows the negative consequences from not just creating the monster, but letting the monster roam without looking for it. While William’s death was, in a way, Frankenstein’s fault, Shelley is still able to create a feeling of sympathy for Frankenstein. Frankenstein is obviously upset about his brother’s death, making the reader sympathetic for him. This ties into the theme of death in the book that most likely relates to the death that Mary Shelley experienced in her life. (Romantic